 Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight, The gibbet or the field prepared to grace ; A mighty mixture of the great and base.  The Etonian - Pagina 2311824Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1883 - 1162 pagina’s
...copyright of the nrst nave. Next view in state, proud prancing on his The golden-crested haughty Marmion, n The gibbet or the field prepared to grace; A mighty mixture of the great and base. And think'st thou,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1885 - 288 pagina’s
...shield a knave. Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Marmion, Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight, The gibbet or the field prepared to grace ; A mighty mixture of the great and base. And think'st thou,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1885 - 352 pagina’s
...as follows : " Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Marmion, Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight, The gibbet or the field prepared to grace ; A mighty mixture of the great and base. And think'st thou,... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1887 - 304 pagina’s
...the characters of most of their heroes a particle of this fascinating inconsistency. Hence we have the soldier of Flodden Field, something between a...gloomy Corsair, who Leaves a name to other times, Linked with one virtue and a thousand crimes. Jtfow, for the instruction of our readers in this elegant,... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1887 - 300 pagina’s
...the characters of most of their heroes a particle of this fascinating inconsistency. Hence we have the soldier of Flodden Field, something between a...a knight — Now forging scrolls, now foremost in lhe fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight. Hence we trace the unconnected wanderings of a... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1891 - 752 pagina’s
...shield a knave. Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan The golden-crested haughty Marmion, s of fear, LXXIV. The The gibbet or the field prepared to grace ; A mighty mixture of the great and base. And think'st thou,... | |
 | Lady Strachey (Jane Maria) - 1894 - 376 pagina’s
...shield a knave. Next view in state, proud prancing on his roan, The golden-crested haughty Marmion, Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight, The gibbet or the field prepared to grace; A mighty mixture of the great and base. And think'st thou,... | |
 | Henry Arthur Jones - 1894 - 136 pagina’s
...ensue. Byron in his English Bards and Scotch Reviewers speaks of Scott's Marmion as " Now forging deeds, now foremost in the fight ; Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight." Some similar words — not quite a felon, yet but half a saint — might describe the feeling generally... | |
 | Henry Arthur Jones - 1894 - 136 pagina’s
...ensue. Byron in his English Bards and Scotch Reviewers speaks of Scott's Marmion as " Now forging deeds, now foremost in the fight ; Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight." Some similar words — not quite a felon, yet but half a saint — might describe the feeling generally... | |
 | Karl Hoffmann - 1898 - 74 pagina’s
...Zeilen: Next comes in state, prond prancing on bis roan, The golden - crested haughty „Mannion", Now forging scrolls, now foremost in the fight, Not quite a felon, yet but half a knight, The gibbet or the field prepared to grace — A mighty mixture of the great and base. Beifall enthalten... | |
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